Bitcoin Breaks Down Below $76K
Bitcoin suffered a sharp downturn over the weekend, sliding more than 7 % and dipping toward $75,000 — levels not seen since early 2025.
Bitcoin has once again fallen below a critical support zone, raising questions about whether the market is gearing up for a deeper sell-off. With selling pressure still intact, traders are now watching key levels closely to see if a final flush toward lower support is imminent.
Michael Saylor’s corporate Bitcoin pile — held by his company formerly known as MicroStrategy (now Strategy, Inc.) — has dipped below its average purchase price. Bitcoin’s recent slide into the mid-$70,000s briefly put its market value under the roughly $76,000 average cost per coin for the ~712,000 BTC the firm holds.
January 31, 2026, 11:27 pmBitcoin’s price is having a rough day, sliding 8.3% over the past 24 hours and 13.6% across the last seven days, touching an intraday low of $75,555 on Bitstamp at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. What follows is a closer look at three factors that have succeeded in keeping bitcoin prices pinned to the mat.
January 31, 2026, 10:30 pmBitcoin suffered a sharp downturn over the weekend, sliding more than 7 % and dipping toward $75,000 — levels not seen since early 2025.
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